Warburton, William, 1698-1779
Variant namesEpithet: Bishop of Gloucester; of Add MS 41580
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Epithet: of Manchester
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William Warburton was born in Newark and apprenticed with a lawyer; he changed his mind, however, and became an ordained deacon. He held numerous ecclesiastical offices throughout England, culminating in his appointment as bishop of Gloucester in 1759. Warburton was also a writer on both religious and secular topics, including the controversial but widely admired Divine Legation of Moses demonstrated on the Principles of a Religious Deist. Warburton was an often controversial figure, engaging in a very public feud with Lewis Theobald about his contributions to Theobald's work on Shakespeare, and maintaining a dismissive attitude toward those who disagreed with him, but he was also a loyal friend to some of the key figures of his day.
From the description of William Warburton letter to Dear sir, 1769 Feb. 4. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 72827129
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associatedWith | Allen, Ralph, 1694-1764. |
correspondedWith | Cadell, T. (Thomas), 1742-1802 |
associatedWith | Chedworth, John Howe, Baron, 1754-1804. |
correspondedWith | Church of England |
associatedWith | Clerk, John Darke. |
correspondedWith | Croker, John Wilson, 1780-1857 |
associatedWith | Dillon, John, d. ca. 1868 |
correspondedWith | Doddridge, Philip, 1702-1751 |
associatedWith | Fowler, Laurence Hall, 1876-1971. |
correspondedWith | Garrick, David, 1717-1779 |
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Birth 1698-12-24
Death 1779-06-07
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